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Illustration

ca. 1930-1939 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Wood, Olive (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Olive Wood (fl. 1914-1933) was a minor miniature painter and illustrator of children's books. She trained at the Clapham and Camberwell Schools of Art and lived and worked in Dulwich Village, London. She exhibited illustrations and pen and ink page designs at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Women Artists. Her early designs incorporate art nouveau motifs. Later, she contributed illustrations to collections of children's stories and poetry, and to popular annuals such as Bo-Peep Annual and Little Folks.


Object details

Categories
Illustration
Books
Children & Childhood
National Art Library
Object type
Illustration
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Paper
Pencil
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Pencil drawing by Olive Wood, featuring a boy carrying a bucket, ca. 1930-1939.
Physical description
Pencil drawing by Olive Wood depicting a boy in a scout uniform carrying a bucket. In the background, a garden fence.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 15.5cm
  • Sheet width: 12.5cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'G' (Inscription in pencil on the front of the illustration.)
  • 'and ... Regarding' [undescipherable] (Inscription in ink on the back of the illustration.)
  • 'Olivew' (Artist's signature on the front of the illustration.)
    Translation
    i.e. Olive Wood
  • 'It must be understood that while every care is taken of Sketches and M.S.S., we accept no responsibility for the safe cu' (Printed in ink on the back of the illustration.)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Boys
Boy Scouts
Buckets
Summary
Olive Wood (fl. 1914-1933) was a minor miniature painter and illustrator of children's books. She trained at the Clapham and Camberwell Schools of Art and lived and worked in Dulwich Village, London. She exhibited illustrations and pen and ink page designs at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Women Artists. Her early designs incorporate art nouveau motifs. Later, she contributed illustrations to collections of children's stories and poetry, and to popular annuals such as Bo-Peep Annual and Little Folks.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
RENIER.212

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Record createdJune 7, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O112765/illustration-wood-olive/
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